Hernando and Pasco county newsTampa Bay TimesHERNANDO COUNTY. Countywide. Controlled burns held through March. The Southwest Florida Water Management District will be conducting prescribed burns November through March in the Weekiwachee Preserve, between Spring Hill and Hernando ...

Firefighter injured while battling hospital fire in BrooksvilleWFLABROOKSVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) - Firefighters were called to a Hernando County hospital Wednesday morning when flames broke out in a surgical area. Hernando County Fire Rescue responded to Oak Hill Hospital on Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville just before ...

Brooksville's Cemex workers unionize with safety as top priorityTBO.comHernando County Fire Rescue has responded to 11 calls for service at the Brooksville plant since the beginning of 2017, according to public records. Three of those were for fires. In January, piles of ground-up rubber tires near one Cemex building ...

Former Hernando Beach fire chief arrested againTBO.comFreda also was the Brooksville Fire Department chief until the city fired him in 2017. Freda, 32, was arrested on Citation Drive in Port Richey on Sunday after he got into a verbal argument with his live-in girlfriend, according to a a Pasco County...

Hernando and Pasco Briefs for Oct. 26Tampa Bay TimesHernando County Fire Rescue is accepting applications from those interested in becoming volunteer Fire Corps members. The Fire Corps' role is to support county firefighters and other first-responders at high-attendance public events, during large fires ...and more »

One person found dead at scene of Spring Hill house fireTampa Bay TimesSPRING HILL — Fire crews found one person dead at the scene of a Thursday night house fire, according to Hernando County officials. A neighbor called to report the fire at 2050 Laredo Ave. just after 8 p.m., according to Hernando County Fire Rescue.

Gas leak repaired in Hernando CountyABC Action NewsAccording to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, Garsalaso Circle, which is part of Hernando Oaks in Brooksville, has been shut down due to the gas leak. ... Deputies and Fire Rescue personnel are on scene at this time. The cause of the gas leak ...